Grant Fisher Earns Just Second American Medal for 10,000-Meter Race in 56 Years

Madison Williams | Aug 2, 2024

Bronze medalist Grant Fisher of Team United States celebrates after the Men's 10,000m Final on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 02, 2024 in Paris, France. / Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images

There was a dramatic finish in the 10,000-meter men's final on Friday that finished with Team USA's Grant Fisher earning a bronze medal to make him just the second American in 56 years to win a medal in this race.

It was nearly a photo finish as Fisher pushed ahead to put himself in second place until Ethiopia's Berihu Aregawi raced ahead to take the silver medal position. Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei won the gold medal and broke the Olympic record by doing so.

Fisher finished the race with a time of 26:43.46. The last American to medal in this race was Galen Rupp at the 2012 London Olympics as he won silver.

Fisher was elated after the race as he had a huge smile on his face. He ran to the crowd to celebrate with his family, who were standing in the front row of the stands of the Stade de France.

You HAVE to watch this finish by American Grant Fisher in the men's 10,000m final! 😱 #ParisOlympics

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— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 2, 2024

It was the first podium for any track events at the Paris Olympics, meaning Fisher won Team USA's first track medal of the Paris Games.